Ever noticed how so many Arab countries have flags with the same colors—red, black, white, and green? It’s not a coincidence. In this video, we explore the fascinating history, symbolism, and ...

After the Umayyad Caliphate, power shifted to the Abbasids, followed by the Fatimids (originally from Egypt), then the Ayyubids, and eventually the Turks. The Ottoman Empire, which emerged as the ...

Despite the global economic crisis and rising inflation, Ramadan charity tables (Mawa’ed Al-Rahman) in Egypt have not only continued but have also expanded, reflecting the deep-rooted spirit of ...

Karim Al-Hussaini, also known as the Aga Khan, died on Tuesday, February 4, aged 88. A colossally wealthy philanthropist, he was also the imam of the Nizari Ismaili faith, an esoteric branch of ...

Arabic historical fiction is seen as an accessible way to do that.” Her award-winning novel, available in English as The Halva-Maker: The Trilogy of the Fatimids, consists of three loosely connected ...

1. Milad un Nabi began with private recitations and evolved into public celebrations under the Abbasids and Fatimids, later formalized by the Ottomans. 2. Salafis reject the festival as an innovation, ...

I have meaning worked on the Ayyubids and Fatimids flags as well as some generic, conjecture based flags. The Tawheed flag, which is commonly used as a flag representing Islam. An Islamic flag is the ...

How did we get here? A new book chronicles Middle East politics, modern and ancient Former French diplomat Jean-Pierre Filiu covers the region’s unlikely stories, many rulers and missed ...

Launching ‘The Fatimids’ books by Dr Shainool Jiwa in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, the Minister praised the writer and called upon women to borrow the leaf from the don. “We must write as much as we ...

And before that, an even earlier name. And so on and so forth — Zaydanis, Fatimids, Abbasids, and more.